Posts Tagged ‘ESG’
Disentangling ‘Community Engagement’, ‘Social Value’ and ‘Impact Investing’
Community engagement in real estate is where landlords, property/building managers and occupiers seek to better engage with the local municipality, landlords, occupiers and general public. Community engagement can span a variety of topics from investments in public realm improvements to engaging with schools, prioritising local employment and suppliers, recruiting apprentices, charitable donations, and environment, social…
Read MoreHow can ESG help deliver better infrastructure?
Infrastructure is vital for living comfortable, convenient modern lives. Every day, infrastructure systems are working beneath the ground, on the land, and above our heads. Each morning, when you turn on the tap, power up your computer, or step outside to travel to work, you are interacting with infrastructure. Infrastructure has a life of its…
Read MoreEU Taxonomy: A Law of Significance
On Friday 19th June, the European Parliament adopted the Taxonomy Regulation. This could be the most significant piece of legislation which affects the treatment of sustainability risks by the European investment community. The Taxonomy is more than a system of classification of ESG risks and opportunities – its weight could make ripples around the global…
Read MoreNo longer optional: Shifting to a more sustainable investment model
Recent months have seen a flurry of articles demonstrating that many sustainable (ESG) investments have outperformed their unsustainable non-ESG rivals during the intense market-downturn caused by COVID-19. BlackRock – one of the world’s largest investment managers – and MCSI – a leading investment research firm – are amongst those who have published robust analyses illustrating…
Read MoreCSR to ESG: an evolution
We’re used to hearing about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), it’s been around for years, but when did being responsible turn into something much more for the built environment? Many years ago now, I began my career at Business in the Community, and so my journey (eventually) into sustainability. Even then, as one of the Princes…
Read MoreSocial Value Part 2: Five Key Challenges for Social Value in Real Estate
In 2015, the United Nations set as part of their Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 11—[to] “Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable”[1]. When talking about resilient cities, most of us probably think of our physical environment, rising sea levels and thermal comfort. However, the built environment can be a great enabler of community growth and…
Read MoreThe business case for ESG. Shouldn’t it just be business as usual?
Indoor Air Quality: Every Breath We Take
At EVORA, health and wellbeing consulting is a key component of our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy and Risk Management service line. We are increasingly advising our clients on indoor air quality and the emerging third-party standard in this area: RESET Air certification. First – Why should we care about indoor air quality? The…
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